A Derby music festival held for the first time and attended by thousands of people has been hailed as a "massive success" and an "absolutely amazing event".

Organisers of Hot August Night held at the Don Amott Arena at Mickleover Sports Club have vowed the event will return bigger and better next year.

Around 4,000 people attended and rocked and danced to sounds of the Bee Gees, Little Mix, Robbie Williams, the Blues Brothers, The Beatles and Freddie Mercury which were provided by tribute acts.

The bands playing were Bootleg Bee Gees, Little Mix tribute band, In The Mix, Beatles Revolution, Robbie Williams tribute show, Millennium, the Rayban Blues Brothers, and a Freddie Mercury tribute group known as Bulsara.

Festival goers enjoying the music (Image: ACJ Media)

Derby woman Tracey Bricknell said the event was "absolutely amazing". She said: "It's fantastic. I think it's a cracking idea and people have really taken to it. There's loads of people here, the music is great and it's been very well organised. I've loved it and I'd certainly come back next year.

"I've got quite a few friends here and we're really making a day of it. It's been a massive success, everyone who has organised it and got it together has done a brilliant job."

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George Thomas, of Spondon, attended the event with his two children. He said: "It's brilliant because it's music everybody is interested in. It covers all ages and I just think whoever thought of it then fair play because it's great.

"There's not a lot of this sort of thing in Derby where people can all get together and have a good time. Everybody is having fun and the music is great and there's plenty of refreshments.

The Hot August Night event was held at the Don Amott Arena at Mickleover Sports Club (Image: ACJ Media)

"I'd love to come next year. This is the sort of thing Derby should be doing more."

The concert was held at the Station Road ground to raise money for the development of Mickleover Sports Football Club, and Our Mickleover community group. Profits will be split equally between the two organisations.

Mickleover Sports Club will put its share towards a £1.6 million redevelopment of its ground, including new plastic pitches and a new clubhouse and restaurant. Our Mickleover will put the money towards a fund to make the area more attractive to residents and visitors.

Don Amott, who is chairman of Mickleover Sports, said he was pleased with how it had gone. He said: "It's brilliant. The acts are great and people are really enjoying themselves. When I became chairman there was not much of a relationship between Mickleover Sports and the community so that's why we have decided to do this.

"A lot of people have been down who live locally and it's the first time they've actually been to the crowd. We'll be holding this again next year and we expect it to be bigger and better."